The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale
The purpose of the present study is to translate and adapt the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), a 30-item self-report measure of anxiety among older adults, into Turkish and examine its basic psychometric properties. We tested the translated GAS in a sample of community-dwelling older adults in Konya,...
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| description | The purpose of the present study is to translate and adapt the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), a 30-item self-report measure of anxiety among older adults, into Turkish and examine its basic psychometric properties. We tested the translated GAS in a sample of community-dwelling older adults in Konya, Turkey (N=100; Mage=71.4 years, SD=6.5; range=65-88) without a history of mental disorder and sufficient cognitive abilities. To assess the convergent validity, Turkish versions of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were administered. The mean GAS total score was 13.33 (SD=11.86). Due to low item-total correlations (<0.30), two items (items 2 and 3) were removed from the Turkish version of the GAS. The internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) was excellent for the total score (0.91) and acceptable for the subscales (somatic = 0.71; cognitive = 0.85; affective = 0.84). Regarding the convergent validity, the GAS total score was significantly and positively correlated with the total scores of the BAI (r=0.87, P<0.05) and GDS (r=0.57, P<0.05), with large effect sizes. Implications: The newly translated Turkish version of the GAS has promising utility in an older adult Turkish sample. Future studies of this measure are warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-366b3556f03c44cdadeaa866baae63202025-08-20T03:18:45ZengWileyMental Illness2036-74572036-74652018-05-0110110.4081/mi.2018.75803933The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety ScaleFaika Sanal Karahan0Erdal Hamarta1Ali Yavuz Karahan2Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Usak University, UsakDepartment of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Necmettin Erbakan University, KonyaDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Usak University, UsakThe purpose of the present study is to translate and adapt the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), a 30-item self-report measure of anxiety among older adults, into Turkish and examine its basic psychometric properties. We tested the translated GAS in a sample of community-dwelling older adults in Konya, Turkey (N=100; Mage=71.4 years, SD=6.5; range=65-88) without a history of mental disorder and sufficient cognitive abilities. To assess the convergent validity, Turkish versions of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were administered. The mean GAS total score was 13.33 (SD=11.86). Due to low item-total correlations (<0.30), two items (items 2 and 3) were removed from the Turkish version of the GAS. The internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) was excellent for the total score (0.91) and acceptable for the subscales (somatic = 0.71; cognitive = 0.85; affective = 0.84). Regarding the convergent validity, the GAS total score was significantly and positively correlated with the total scores of the BAI (r=0.87, P<0.05) and GDS (r=0.57, P<0.05), with large effect sizes. Implications: The newly translated Turkish version of the GAS has promising utility in an older adult Turkish sample. Future studies of this measure are warranted.https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/7580Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychometric Properties, Turkish Version |
| spellingShingle | Faika Sanal Karahan Erdal Hamarta Ali Yavuz Karahan The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale Mental Illness Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychometric Properties, Turkish Version |
| title | The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale |
| title_full | The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale |
| title_fullStr | The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale |
| title_short | The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale |
| title_sort | turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the geriatric anxiety scale |
| topic | Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychometric Properties, Turkish Version |
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